巴基斯坦、沙烏地阿拉伯投資人推出基金促進貿易與投資

伊斯蘭馬巴德，11月9日（路透）— 沙烏地阿拉伯與巴基斯坦投資人組成的聯合委員會週一推出一檔私募股權基金，這是兩國擴大推動深化雙向民間部門貿易與投資的一環。ISLAMABAD, Nov 9 (Reuters) - A joint council of Saudi Arabian and Pakistani investors launched a private equity fund on Monday as part of the countries' wider push to deepen two-way private sector trade and investment.

由兩國政府成立的沙烏地—巴基斯坦聯合商業委員會（Saudi-Pakistan Joint Business Council）表示，該基金初始規模為「數億」，預料將依各產業機會而擴大。The Saudi-Pakistan Joint Business Council, formed by the governments of both countries, said the fund's initial size is "multi-hundred million", which is expected to expand based on opportunities across sectors.

該委員會在聲明中表示，基金四分之三將投資於巴基斯坦，其餘則將投資於沙烏地阿拉伯的計畫。Three-fourths of the fund will be invested in Pakistan, while the rest will be invested in Saudi Arabian projects, the council said in a statement.

在長達數月的美國—伊朗衝突幾乎沒有出現突破跡象之際，伊斯蘭馬巴德與利雅德正深化長期關係，尤其是在防務方面；這檔基金也在此時推出。The launch of the fund comes at a time when Islamabad and Riyadh are deepening longstanding ties, especially in defence, amid few signs of a breakthrough in the months-long US-Iran conflict.

（阿里巴・沙希德採訪，赫里塔姆・穆克吉撰稿；YP・拉傑什編輯）(Reporting by Ariba Shahid, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)